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Exquisite Corpse — The Art Assignment

I like the exquisite corpse process because it is a fun way to practice your skills and develop your style alongside others, in a juxtopositioned context. Rarely are collaborations done with the limitation of not knowing what exactly you’re contributing to, but I think that it could be a metaphor for our whole society! Our results were quite entertaining and I highly recommend trying Exquisite Corpse with your group of artist friends.

[francesrmm]

Photos of my process

[artbykieran]

Art Assignment Final Project 

For my final project, I decided to follow the art assignment “Off”. The concept was to use the blackness of a screen to reflect what it sees. To me, I thought this assignment was very current with everything that is happening. Now more than ever we have to use the technology that we have with us and it can leave us being stuck indoors and stuck succumbed to learning about everything happening around us. This assignment allowed for me to just go outside and quite literally turn off everything happening in this world and just focus on the here and now. It gave me the peace I needed and allowed for me to just focus on the plants flowing and the clouds moving. I hope this can give everyone peace as well. 

[maybejusthappy]

Really cool idea!

[hcarbone3]

Studio 4D - Project #4

Art Assignment = The Quietest Place by Jace Clayton

I was really excited to do this #artassignment because after being cooped up in my tiny house for the past 2 months, it felt nice to get out, walk around, and soak up the sunshine. Unfortunately, my neighborhood is filled with barking dogs and street traffic, but by following the quietest path, it lead me to a beautiful park/pond. I completely agree with Jace Clayton’s advice to us all that we need to find time in our busy lives to be quiet and take advantage of the beauty that surrounds us. The quarantine didn’t necessarily make this project more or less complicated, but it definitely helped me appreciate the fact that the world has not been destroyed throughout all of this chaos - we are able to still find peace and have moments of no stress or anxiety. My walk almost felt normal, and normal is nice during a time like this. I would highly recommend to each and every one of you to step outside of your homes (while maintaining social distance, of course) and breathe in the fresh air and take a moment to exhale all of the uncertainties and worries that may be burdening you. We will get through this! 

[tarable10]

4D Studio Final Project

The beginnings of this line was the discovery of some abandon boxes in  the garage of a house that I rented when my son was only one . The boxes contained National Geographic magazines from 1959 through 1973.  They were water damaged and I accepted this as a great resource for collage.  I have done collage throughout my years, before the days of Photoshop, and thought it was a great way to rekindle a lost art.  The quotes are from various famous people in history, and relevant to the images in their own, somewhat cynical at times, sense. 

The images

start to thin the herd

the canvas first layer

Rough in the layout

The finish…..

[maybejusthappy]

These are amazing and I hope you keep making these! They look awesome.

[bh333333]

Project #4: #theartassignment   Paper Weavings   

http://www.theartassignment.com/assignments//paper-weavings

Artist Statement coming soon.  

[kelly-smith-msudenver]

So much attention to detail, I love it!

[pnguye57]

Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian, for sale from Perrotin at Art Basel Miami Beach. Photo by Sarah Cascone.

The Art Assignment - “Is it ‘Art’?”

I have struggled a lot while finding a good idea for ‘The Art Assignment’ since the attitudes and strategies of Postmodernism indeed proposed a challenge for its followers. My final project was inspired from Maurizio Cattelan’s ‘Comedian’ (2019), in which the artist provoked an on-going debate and discussions among the audience by simply duct-taping a banana on wall. The installation was sold for $120,000. As a result, different reactions from the audience made me wonder about the true purpose of art: Does it have to imply any meaning? Does the success of ‘Comedian’ rely on the presentation and idea of the project itself, or on the reactions of viewers with its ridiculous price? Or maybe even “Is it ‘Art’?” Therefore, I decided to create a replica of ‘Comedian’, then taped over the artwork with different reactions and comments from the audience, which I have accumulated from Youtube videos and online articles about Cattelan’s art project. Furthermore, I also combined our first assignment from 4D class by making a GIF, in order to somehow include in the visual effect, in which viewers would feel overwhelming of controversial reactions toward a work of art. For this project, I followed two Postmodern attitudes, which were “challenging the art world” and “rejecting originality”; concurrently with a Postmodern strategy “appropriating what already exists.” Above all, I hope the project would leave some thoughts for my viewers about the true purpose of a work of art, especially when we are art students. Most importantly, I wanted to emphasize on the fact that even though people tend to put their perceptions onto our work and maybe leave some mean comments, however, let’s just keep moving forward! :)

Stay safe and healthy everyone! Nice to be your classmate in this semester! Thank you Professor Matthew for your dedicated support and instruction throughout this difficult time :)

Phoebe Ng. - 2020.

[kelly-smith-msudenver]

Oh my gosh!! I love this so much!! The whole question of ‘what makes art, art’ has been a hot topic for me this semester in so many of my classes. 

[maybejusthappy]

Amazing!

[kelly-smith-msudenver]

Sound On :)

Song: All I Want by Kodaline

Art Assignment: Body in Place

I chose this assignment because the original artist, Maria Gaspar, talked a lot about looking at spaces that we are used to seeing in a different light. Gaspar talks about making those places that are familiar, seem not so familiar, and to look at them as someone who has never seen them before.

We have all been stuck in our houses for quite some time now, so this space for me is one that used to be familiar, that is not so much anymore.

I decided to take a video of myself walking the route I take from my apartment to my car, on my way to my first day going back to work. Mask hanging from my ear, gloves in my hand. This is a space I have not found myself in months. I thought this would be a little bit of a twist on the assignment, as I think quite a few people are going through the same thing right now.

This was emotional, because work is a second home to me. My co-workers are my family, and to not see them for so long has been hard. Not only was I returning after so long being away, but I was returning to a family that was missing a member. One of my co-workers passed away this week, so this walk was one filled with emotion. It was the first step I had to take to start a new chapter.

[jpowel50]

Project 4: The Art Assignment

Critique: I really enjoyed looking through all of the different projects for this assignment. It was difficult for me to choose what I wanted to do but I eventually decided on “Psychological Landscape”. 

For this assignment we were asked to draw a landscape of some kind on a peace of paper weather that be a realistic one or a more creative one. After the landscape is drawn the next step is to populate the landscape with figures that have “human like” characteristics. 

I was interested in creating a landscape from something that typically isn’t seen as a landscape so I chose a pool table. After drawing the pool table I eventually came up with the idea to populate the landscape with figures that looked like Bamax from the Disney movie “Big Hero 6″. 

It was a very random thought but the reason why I chose to populate the landscape with this character is because I wanted to put figures on the landscape that would be able to withstand an environment like this if there were people who were actually playing the game. I would have drawn people playing the game but I wanted to make sure that I stuck to the simplicity of the assignment. 

In my opinion, a pool table is a dangerous environment to be in if it was even possible. But because Bamax is a balloon like figure who was assisting the main character in the Disney movie by protecting him during very dangerous circumstances, I felt that it would be fun to add a character like this into such a random environment. 

The humor to it is that the character Bamax is practically the nicest being in the world and is unable to be aggressive unless a chip was placed in him that would activate his aggression. 

I also chose this assignment because there aren’t any changes that I needed to make in order to fit the assignment to our current circumstances of social distancing. 

I forgot to document myself during the process of creating this assignment but I do have a picture of the landscape of the assignment when it was almost finished, before I placed the Bamax figures in it.

[maybejusthappy]

This turned out really well!

[maybejusthappy]

Postmodernism is an attitude towards art that emphasizes social justice, personal freedom, accessibility and expression through any medium – conventional or otherwise. It seeks to separate itself from the confines of modernism by openly opposing the norms. It embraces popular culture in a way that challenges conventional boundaries and breathes life into the artists’ diverse personal experiences and views of the world. It forces its viewers to look at life in a way that may be uncomfortable or inconvenient.

Challenging the art world

Guerrilla Girls, You’re seeing less than half the picture…., 1989, Photolithograph on paper

Escaping the confines of museums and other traditional venues

Barbara Kruger, Untitled (We have received orders not to move), 1982, photograph

Collapsing boundaries between “high” and “low” art

Jeff Koons, Bouquet of Tulips, 2019, sculpture

Rejecting originality

Marcel Duchamp, L.H.O.O.Q, 1919, pencil

Accepting the abject

Kiki Smith, Woman on Pyre, 2001, sculpture

Jouissance

Frank Gehry, Neuer Zollhof, Dusseldorf, Germany; 1999

Working collaboratively

Pablo Picasso painting with light, Photograph by Gjon Mili, 1949

Appropriation

Richard Prince, Portraits, 2019, Installation image

Simulation

Gregory Crewdson, Woman in Bathroom, 2013, photograph

Confronting the gaze

Masami Teraoka, View From Here to Eternity, 1993; woodcut, etching, aquatint and ink on paper

Recontextualizing the familiar

Kate Beynon, Sangeeta and Fuji, 2014, acrylic on linen

Hybridization

Sangeeta Sandrasegar, Theatre of the Oppressed, 2007-2008 – cartridge paper, foil paper, watercolor

Mixing media

Eileen Agar, Angel of Anarchy, 1936-1940

Layering images

Franz Falckenhaus, unknown date, mixed media collage

Mixing codes

Michael Ray Charles, Forever Free (Mountain), 2019

Using dissonance

Rene Magritte, The treachery of images (This is not a pipe), 1928-1929; oil, canvas

Contructing new identities

Cindy Sherman, Untitled #153, 1985, photograph

Using narratives

Sir Stanley Spencer, The Centurion’s Servant, 1914

[hcarbone3]

Title: Silueta Series

Artist: Ana Mendieta

Date: 1978

Medium: Various

Category: Mixing Media

[bbswenson]

During these tough times I wanted create a video with with me performing the side I see from my friends! All of my very good friends have been drinking heavily and becoming alcoholics during these times. I always wake up and see that they have already been drinking in the morning and they drink till they pass out. You can see that when I wake up from my nap the first thing I grab is the alcoholic beverages. When I sip the beverage you can see that the lights get brighter as if I was feeling the effect of the alcohol. Then I go back to sleep and repeat the cycle of drinking. I added some sad sentimental music because we all miss doing the things we love and instead we just stay at home bored out of our minds doing nothing. I had a ton of fun creating this video because I knew I wanted to create something where it repeated as if you’re living the same day over and over.

Thank you for watching, stay safe, and don't party to hard ;)

[softgrlfriend]

Come out of hiding (2020)

Quote by Irisa Yardenah. 

[truthtattoo3]

Project 3: Performance Art

I chose to demonstrate the breakdown and burning of an old rocking chair for my performance. I enhanced the sounds in particular areas to create more intriguing and interesting parts. I also edited the speeds in certain areas to achieve more focused and climatic scenes for the viewer.

[mollyyleee]

Project #3: Performance Art

The concept behind my piece is really focusing on enjoying the mundane moments. We are so so busy all the time that it’s easy to get lost in the speed of life. Making breakfast, drinking coffee, and sitting down to create some art has been peaceful in times of extreme chaos. 

I personally liked working on this assignment in quarantine because it made me realize that a lot of things we do everyday can be artistic depending on the lens you view it in. It’s important to try and use this time to focus on things that make you feel happy when there is so much devastation and sadness going on in the world. 

[kelly-smith-msudenver]

Project #3

For this project, I really struggled with thinking of ideas until I started simply thinking about emotions. Emotions and feelings that I have felt throughout my life that I have had to overcome just by growing up. One of those is fear. Growing up I was fearful of so many “risky” things that I hadn’t even ever tried or had a real reason to be fearful of. From making new friends, speaking up in class, standing up for myself, trying new foods, traveling, to even just starting simple things that were out of my routine. Over the years, I have learned that with a little caution, it’s always worth it to try new things and take little risks here and there. In the end, it always becomes so worth it, because things usually aren’t nearly as scary as they may seem. In my performance piece, I used my favorite prickly pear cactus to represent a fear, then with caution, I proceeded to take a risk and touch one of its spines. It turns out, it really isn’t as sharp and scary as one might think, as long as you just take it slow and breathe. This is how I’ve looked at and handled certain life experiences since I have gotten older and learned that it’s okay to take risks, because it might not be bad or scary at all.

[artbykieran]

The Fear We All Have- Project #3

There is a lot of fear in the world right now with everything that is happening in the world and it can be easy to be afraid and feel all alone. For my project, I represented the fear we all probably have right now. I incorporated another project I worked on of a 3D model of a wire heart and I made this a pretty big part of this video. The fear is leaving it’s host(me) feeling alone and sheltered until finally there is someone to take away this fear. However, the fear still lives on.

At first it was difficult to create this project but I began to realize that I should bring what’s happening in our world into an artistic sense. Since the biggest emotion everyone must have is fear I felt like that was the perfect chance to show that. I enjoyed playing with different lights and colors in this piece to really enhance the emotion of fear and mess with the mood of the video by changing it from black and white to color. Additionally, I purposefully made the heart harder to see because even though you can’t really see it you know it’s there the same as with fear. The heart served as a way to both be a symbol for fear and also a way in which I can use two different mediums(3D and 4D).

[mikaylasart]

This is really cool and I like how it’s related to what everyone is most likely going through right now. I also like the merging of two mediums.